Friday, November 7, 2025

26. Bachelor No.2

 


26. Bachelor No. 2, Aimee Mann (SuperEgo, 2000)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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27. We Are the Pipettes

 


27. We Are the Pipettes, The Pipettes (UK version) (Memphis Industries, 2006)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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28. The Real New Fall LP (Formerly 'Country on the Click')

 

28. The Real New Fall LP (Formerly 'Country on the Click'), The Fall (UK version) (Action, 2003)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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29. Set 'em Wild, Set 'em Free

 

29. Set 'em Wild, Set 'em Free, Akron/Family (Dead Oceans, 2009)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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30. XTRMNTR


30. XTRMNTR, Primal Scream (Creation UK 2000, Astralwerks US 2000)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

31. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!


31. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Mute UK 2008, Anti- US 2008)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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32. Transparent Things

 

32. Transparent Things (US version), Fujiya & Miyagi (Deaf Dumb + Blind Communications, 2007)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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33. Private Suit

 

33. Private Suit, Bettie Serveert (Palomine/PIAS Benelux 2000, Hidden Agenda/Palomine US 2000)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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34. Lady's Bridge


34. Lady's Bridge, Richard Hawley (Mute, 2007)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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35. This Night

35. This Night, Destroyer (Scratch Canada 2002; Merge US 2002)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

36. Cold War Classic

36. Cold War Classic, The Chrysler (Flora & Fauna Sweden 2005; Galaxy Gramophone/Parasol US)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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37. Merriweather Post Pavilion


37. Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective (Domino, 2009)

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38. Tromatic Reflexxions


38. Tromatic Reflexxions, Von Südenfed (Domino, 2007)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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39. The Decline of British Sea Power


39. The Decline of British Sea Power, British Sea Power (Rough Trade, 2003)

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40. Is a Woman


40. Is a Woman, Lambchop (Merge, 2002)

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41. Vampire Weekend


41. Vampire Weekend (XL, 2008)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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42. Love and Theft


42. Love and Theft, Bob Dylan (Columbia, 2001)

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

43. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

43. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (self-released, 2005)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010, and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries as originally selected despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim. 

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44. The Dirty South


44. The Dirty South, Drive-By Truckers (New West, 2004)

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45. You Are the Quarry


45. You Are the Quarry, Morrissey (Attack/Sanctuary, 2004)

This is a placeholder for an entry to come in my Top 125 Albums of the 2000s, which I selected at the end of 2009. This blog has been dormant since autumn 2010 and my intention is to finish the final 45 entries despite the distant vantage point and my opinions having changed in the interim.

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